children's stories, english

Presents a comprehensive full-color guide to C.S. Lewis's classic "Chronicle of Narnia" series, and provides information on its mythical and historical origins, powers and magic behind the characters, and more.

Explores the true history, folklore, and mythology behind the magical practices, creatures and personalities that appear in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

Presents a biographical profile of author J. K. Rowling, and features fourteen essays that examine her life and work, the place of her novels in literature, and the critical response to the Harry Potter books.

In three stories, a little old woman cleans the cobwebs from the sky, Little Ivan is taken away by Old Mother Wolf, and a small green child is produced by a log of applewood.

Relates the adventures of Great Aunt Gertrude and her dancing frog as they travel the world and gain fame and fortune.

Contains stories explaining why the camel has a hump, why the rhino's wrinkly skin does not fit, why leopards have spots, why elephants have trunks, and other mysteries.

Presents the life and work of Beatrix Potter through drawings, photographs, letters, journal entries, excerpts, and more.

Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.